Dirt-collector for washtubs.



G. M DIRT COLLECTOR FQR WASHTUBS.

RHONEM us APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13'

Patented June 27, 1916.

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. ATTORNEY m W W irnn STATES PAT S v OFFICE GEORGE M. RHONEMUS, OF INDEPENDENGE,MISSOURI.

DIRT-COLLECTOR FOE WASHTUIBS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE M. RHONE- MUS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Independence, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Dirt-Collectors for Washtubs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in dirt collectors for wash-tubs.

The object of my invention is to provide a wash tub with a perforate false bottom under which, during the washing of clothes, the dirt therefrom will be collected.

A further object of my invention is to provide a dirt collector of novel construction which may be readily fitted in or removed from wash tubs now'in use.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a novel dirt collector adapted to be removably fitted in a wash tub, which may be cheaply manufactured,-which is durable and not liable to injury, which is sanitary, and readily cleaned, and which will not tear or otherwise injure the clothes, which are washed in the tub which contains the collector.

In addition to its utility in connection with wash tubs, my invention is adapted for use in washing machines and washboilers.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the preferred embodiment of my invention, as applied to a wash tub, Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view of a wash tub provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a top view of my improved dirt collector shown detached from the tub. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is a bottom view of the dirt collector.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the different views.

1 designates the side walls of an ordinary tub having the usual imperforate bottom 2, from which the side walls upwardly diverge.

3 designates the top of a dirt collecting member provided with perforations '4, and preferably concave on its upper side. The dirt collecting member is provided with an annular peripheral downwardly extending flange 5, the outer sides of which preferably converge downwardly so as to be fitted between and against the walls 1 of the tub.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1916. Application filed March 13, 1916. Serial No. 83,723.

The flange5v may also rest upon the bottom 2.

For supporting the middle portion ofthe top 3 of the collector, and for the purpose of providing disconnected compartments be-. tween said top and the bottom 2, there are provided one or more annular concentric flanges or partitions 6 which extend downwardly from the underside of the top 3 and rest upon the bottom 2.

The partitions 6 divide'the space below the top 3 into a plurality of disconnected compartments with each of which communicate some of the perforations 4. By dividing the space under the collector in the compartments, which are disconnected from each other, the circulation of the water under the collector is impeded, thereby lessening the liability of the dirt passing from the under to the upper side of the. collector, so as to again mingle with the clothes. The partitions 6 further serve to strengthen the panshaped collecting member. 7

The top 3 may be provided with a hole 7.

of suflicient diameter to receive a persons finger so that the collector may be easily lifted from its operative position in the tub. The hole 7 may serve further to receive a supporting hook' or nail, not shown, when the device is not in use.

It will be obvious that the pan-shaped collecting member may have the proper contour to enable its being fitted within a receptacle of any shape with which it is to be used.

In the operation of my invention, the collector having been fitted within the tub or other receptacle in which it is to be used, as the clothes are being washed, the dirt therefrom will settle downwardly in the water and will pass through the perforations 4: into the compartments between the imperforate bottom 2 and the top 3 of the collector. After the clothes have been washed, the collector is removed from the tub, upon which the latter may be emptied and cleaned.

As the top 3 is concave, this form imparts strength thereto, and it further causes the.

within the scope of the appended claims, may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is 1. In a dirt collector for wash tubs, an inverted pan shaped member having a per; forate top and provided with an annular downwardly extending partition adapted to rest upon the bottom of a tub, and having an annular downwardly converging peripheral flange adapted to be fitted within the side walls of the tub.

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2. In a dirt collector for wash tubs, an inverted pan-shaped member having a perforate to-p con-rave on its upper side and provided on its under side with an annular downwardly extending partition adapted to rest upon the bottomi of a tub, and having an annular downwardly converging peripheral flange adapted to be fitted within the side walls of a tub.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.-

GEORGE M. RHONEMUS.

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